Senior Director, Finance Transformation - Fortune 500 Company

Overview

A large, complex Fortune 500 organization is building a dedicated Finance Transformation and Systems function to support a multi-year modernization of its global finance technology landscape. This newly created Senior Director role will lead enterprise-wide initiatives across financial systems, processes, and data: owning strategy, execution, stabilization, and continuous improvement.

This is a highly visible leadership role with direct exposure to senior finance and technology stakeholders. The environment is challenging, fast-moving, and global in scope, with strong executive sponsorship and an established team already in place.

Company / Team / Position Highlights

• Global organization with significant manufacturing, supply chain, and operational complexity across multiple regions
• Active enterprise finance systems roadmap, including ERP and EPM platforms supporting close, consolidation, planning, forecasting, and reporting
• Newly established role designed to centralize ownership of finance systems strategy and execution
• Strong partnership model with Finance, IT, and external implementation partners
• Opportunity to shape operating models, governance, and long-term system scalability
• Hybrid work model with meaningful in-office collaboration and leadership visibility

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the enterprise finance transformation roadmap across ERP, EPM/PPM, and related financial applications
• Lead system implementations and enhancements supporting global close, consolidation, planning, forecasting, reporting, and workforce planning
• Establish post-launch stabilization, governance, and enhancement frameworks to ensure system performance and adoption
• Define and maintain finance data governance, including master data definitions, hierarchies, rules, and controls
• Partner closely with senior Finance and IT leaders to align technology capabilities with business strategy
• Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across finance operations
• Support growth initiatives including acquisitions, divestitures, and new entity setup from a finance systems perspective
• Oversee vendor and systems integrator relationships, including delivery quality, timelines, and outcomes

Qualifications

• Pprogressive finance leadership experience with significant ownership of finance systems and transformation initiatives
• Deep experience leading large-scale ERP and EPM implementations in complex, global environments
• Strong background supporting manufacturing, operations, and supply chain–driven businesses
• Demonstrated success building governance models, operating frameworks, and scalable finance systems
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence across Finance, IT, and Operations
• Results-oriented leader comfortable operating in high-visibility, high-change environments